Colombia's Radamel Falcao shone against Chelsea with a fine exhibition of attacking play: three goals, one shot against the bar, and one header against the right-hand post. This is nothing new for a forward who looks dangerous every time he gets the ball in the opposing area. The ¤40 million invested in him was well worth it.

In 53 competitive games wearing Atletico's red and white, he has scored 42 goals (0.79 per game). What's more, the tougher the opposition look, the more 'The Tiger' grows in stature and his goals have brought Atlético two European titles.

Falcao's name being synonymous with goalscoring became clear during his time at Porto, where he racked up 72 goals in 87 games (0.82 goals per game). He was also a key player in the Portuguese club winning the Europa League in 2011, quite apart from the other titles won by Porto when 'The Tiger' was in their side.

In South America, his figures were less notable. His first-team debut for River Plate came in 2005, when he achieved an average of 0.40 goals per match. But in 2006 a knee injury put him out for almost a year.

Top goalscorer in two successive seasons in the Europa League, in little more than a year he has scored four hat tricks and five braces.

At 26 years of age, Falcao still has a lot of goals to score and titles to win, whether with Atlético de Madrid or with any club that might decide to pay the ¤60 million release clause in his contract.